Example sentences of "would give [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vic , raised in Darlington , and partner Bob Mortimer , a former solicitor from Middlesbrough , are already being hailed as the new Morecambe and Wise , and a BBC2 series would give them wider exposure . |
| 2 | Furious radio hams feared Mr Reenan 's behaviour would give them all a bad name . |
| 3 | What he did not know was that the Government , by the next day , would be anxious to retreat from the formula , and that the miners ' executive , having dispersed itself from London , would give them all day in which to do so . |
| 4 | Eastern European countries were likewise keen to join or at least to negotiate with the EC association agreements which would give them preferential access to EC markets . |
| 5 | Edward Miall argued in the 1840s that giving the vote to the working class would give them that sense of citizen responsibility which they were said to lack , and that as a result the middle class would be able to " lead them almost whithersoever they please . " |
| 6 | by logical deduction , which would give them absolute character . ’ |
| 7 | But it would give them much-needed practice in monitoring lower limits in future . |
| 8 | At least it would give them some idea , at least they would now understand how things were . |
| 9 | A strange circle — not all of one tribe or one nation , but ever-present , as though rubbing up against him would give them some strength . |
| 10 | They did not hope for any tangible support for their undertaking , but a charter would give them some standing in England , allow them to create a legal government , and possibly convince any enquiring Spaniards that they were not simply setting up a pirate base . |
| 11 | The APU collection of questions was searched for items which conformed individually and collectively to the following criteria : — nearly all the items would have success rates between 60 per cent and 95 per cent nationally ; — all the items would have low omission rates among the bottom 20 per cent band of attainers nationally ; that is , they would not deter this group of pupils , who would be willing to " have a go " at them ; — overall , the items should cover a reasonable variety of topics , including basic ideas such as fractions , decimals , graphs ; and , — as far as possible the items selected would have a high incidence of a distinctive error or errors which would give them some diagnostic value . |
| 12 | Eileen had been horrified , sure it would give them both their death of cold to let the fresh air in at night . |
| 13 | As I explained earlier , I nearly threw my oil pastels away in frustration , but I thought I would give them another try with a different approach . |
| 14 | Growing exports would give them foreign currency — the means to raise living standards and modernise their factories . |
| 15 | However , if the GPs were to act as Health Maintenance Organizations ( HMOs ) and have a budget to cover the total care for their patients , a Type I system would give them considerable freedom of referral , but would not necessarily increase the patients ' freedom . |
| 16 | It also spoke , however , of ‘ due account of prevailing economic and social conditions ’ — a get-out clause that ministers said would give them free rein while saving the face of parliament . |
| 17 | Such opposition from his former Anglican and Tory allies persuaded James to try to forge an alliance with the Dissenters , in the hope that the disabilities under which they suffered would give them common cause with the Catholics to support the removal of the penal laws . |
| 18 | That at least would give her one pleasant memory to take away from this whole crazy weekend . |
| 19 | It allows the lining of the womb to return to normal , and would give her some idea of how long her menstrual cycle was . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't worry about me , Charlie , ’ she said , wondering for how much longer she could stall around the subject without letting something slip and betraying her ignorance , and hoping that Charlie would give her some further clue . |
| 21 | The four o'clock call would give her enough time to make it with ease . |
| 22 | At least it would give her more time to recover . |
| 23 | She looked at him reflectively , realising it would give her more time to cope with the task that concerned him . |
| 24 | His smile deepened as he added , ‘ I have been told that I am a good lover and I can think of nothing in this world that would give me greater pleasure than to teach you the plaisirs d'amour . |
| 25 | ‘ Nothing would give me greater pleasure . ’ |
| 26 | Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see Eire not qualify . |
| 27 | ‘ We are a bit thin on the ground up front but if I stuck the cleaner and laundry lady out there I know they would give me 110 per cent . ’ |
| 28 | I thought ‘ interesting ’ and kept it for pet for about three weeks ; I called it George , and people would give me extra helpings ‘ because you 're eating for two now . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It would give me great pleasure . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I would , gladly , if I knew ; it would appear to be the quickest way of getting rid of you , and that , Mr Whoever-you-are , would give me great pleasure . ’ |